Weekend keeping it 100

Chris Lykins, ExpressNews.com

August 11, 2017

Photo: Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-News

Emily Botello, 19 (left), plays with her brother, Matthew Botello, 5, at the Pearsall Park Splashpad on July 30. According to the National Weather Service, the temperature reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit that Sunday afternoon.

Emily Botello, 19 (left), plays with her brother, Matthew Botello,...

The first day of fall is Friday, Sept. 22. It seems so very far away.

How many more days of triple digit heat will we rack up before that? Only summer knows, and it seems intent on inflicting as much pain as possible on its way out the door.

And this is South Texas, so the first day of fall is more of a gentle suggestion than anything else. We have been at 101 in late September before. Nothing is promised.

This weekend will mark the start of a triple-digit marathon that will stretch all the way through the week and into next weekend.

And, of course, no significant chance of rain. At all.

Despite the heat, there are still plenty of ways to have fun this weekend.

Stay inside and mutter at the sun through a curtain.

Look at weather forecasts from around the world and sigh wistfully.

Get outside early in the morning and get things done and then go back to bed, hissing loudly if anyone approaches.

Pretend to be a firewalker. Flourish your hands around after every step. Be annoyed when people aren't impressed.

Hide and wait until September. Tell people you're invisible. They can't see you when you do that.